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2 2015 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has been busy creating his first class project with his 1/48
Italeri/Belcher Bits CH-146 Griffon. Not only has Shawn
created this Canadian Griffon, but he also finished it off in the
colourful Tiger Stripes which just makes this SAR chopper stand out
in a beautiful way. Shawn has an eye for the special paint
schemes and this Griffon looks excellent on his display shelves..
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Vladimír Žucha
joins us today with his flawless out of the box build on his 1/48 Revell Eurofighter
in Luftwaffe markings. Vladimír gave his Typhoon quite a
few air to air missiles to finish off this fantastic looking jet.
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Gustavo Antonelli
has done a impressive job detailing the cockpit in his 1/48 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-100I Koh
. He finishing off this classic Japanese fighter with all
the peeling paint effects that were common on Japanese fighters in
the later stages of WW2. I love the look of this Ki-100.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Kfir C2/C7 wheel bays from
Aires
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
fire drums from
Aerobonus
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-8 Crusader Air Scoops from
QuickBoost
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| Sunday, Mar
1 2015 |
Wales - St David's Day
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| Friday, Feb
27 2015 |
Dominican Republic Independence Day
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Sertac
Bayar is here with his 1/72 Meng F-102 in all it's glory
from 1952. Sertac used the kit decals and added missiles to
complete the look of this sharp looking USAF jet. Beautiful
work Sertac.
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Tolga
ULGUR has done a fantastic job creating his 1/32 Hasegawa
Messerschmitt Bf 109G6- AS. Tolga started with the Bf-109
G10 and did the necessary mods to build his Bf 109G6- AS. He
also added aftermarket items and finished off his 109 with a most
amazing paint job. It is always a special treat to see Tolga's
latest model on ARC.
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Nat
Krairojananan has added quite a few aftermarket detail items to
his 1/72 Academy F-16CM and then finished his F-16 in the
Have Glass paint scheme. Nat custom mixed the radar absorbing
paint scheme for this F-16 with great success. Beautiful work
Nat.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Junkers Ju 87D/F late style Loop Antenna from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for the Hasegawa
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-25 cockpit set from
Neomega.
This detail set is designed for the Zvezda/Italeri
kit.
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| Thursday, Feb
26 2015 |
Kuwait Liberation Day
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| Wednesday, Feb
25 2015 |
Kuwait National Day |
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Alacran
gets things started with his
Peruvian Air Force 1/72 Mastercraft Su-22M2 Fitter A.
Alacran added extra detail including Pavla SK-2/3 ejection seat,
Neomega wheels and finished it off in style with a great looking
camo and Aztec decals.
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Phillip Steele
did a top notch job adding scratch built details to his 1/72 Hobby Boss Mi-2URP Hoplite anti tank.
His chopper is fully armed and given full weathering and
markings for a Polish bird. It's very cool to see one of these
with door guns.
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Kevin Payne
went all out building and detailing his 1/72 Gene Hooker vac-form Vickers Vanguard.
Kevin basically scratchbuilt or redid every area of the kit
including casting resin parts.....the boarding ladder is also from
scratch including the markings. I recall seeing this aircraft
at Brooklands during a visit to the UK and Kevin's model goes above
and beyond what most people would be able to do with this vac-u-formed
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51D Mustang Propeller from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Final Flight Over The Balkans decal sheet from Balkan
Models.
This decal
sheet includes markings for 5 different 1/72 jets including the
F-117 that was shot down in 1999 and 4 other jets that were either
shot down or damaged in combat sorties over the Balkans.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Westland Lynx HAS.2 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models. This detail set is designed for
the HobbyBoss kit.
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| Tuesday, Feb
24 2015 |
Estonia National Day
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from sunny Caracas, Venezuela with his
1/72 Airfix Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1.
Orlando chose one of the best
looking liveries for his jet and finished this classic model to a
very high standard, which takes skill and patience...Orlando has
plenty of skill and patience as you will see in his photos.
It's good to see this old kit looking so good.
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Mike Pattison has
done a gorgeous job detailing his big 1/32 Eduard Bf 109E-4. This
particular Emil is wearing the markings for Luftwaffe Ace Adolf
Galland complete with the Mickey Mouse artwork. Mike's 109 also
has full engine detailing with the engine cowling removed to show off
all his wonderful detailing. Mike is a talented modeler and
airbrusher as you will seet in his photos. It's a treat to see
his 109 on ARC.
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Gene A. "Gene-o" DiGennaro Jr.
is here with a very rare Crusader. This is his 1/48 Monogram Chance Vought XF8U-1 Crusader
modified and painted to represent the F-8 prototype. Gene
details the work involved on his award winning model and he has
detailed all the mods in his article. It's amazing how
different this prototype looks from the later production Crusaders
when you look carefully at all the tiny details. Excellent
work Gene.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane Mk. I Early Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC - Hispano Mk I 20mm cannons from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane 5-Spoke Wheels from
Ultracast.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
gets things start with his bright yellow Canadian SAR 1/48
Airfix/Belcher Bits CH-149 Cormorant. Shawn used the
Airfix kit with the Belcher Bit conversion set to make himself an
accurate Canadian Cormorant. I love the yellow and red paint
schemes on these Canadian SAR choppers.
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Vladimír Žucha
has done a stunning job finishing his 1/144 Minicraft Boeing
777-200.
This particular triple seven is wearing the livery for Vietnam
Airlines which is good to see on ARC. I always enjoying seeing
Vladimír's models on ARC .
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
DH Mosquito FB Mk.IV Full Panel decals from
airscale.
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| Sunday, Feb
22 2015 |
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in 1915
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| Saturday, Feb
21 2015 |
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| Friday, Feb
20 2015 |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with a very colourful 1/72 William Brothers Curtiss Wright CW20 (C-46 Commando).
Carmel added scratchbuilt detail to a variety of critical areas
on his Commando along with metal landing gear. He then
did custom markings for a brightly coloured Japanese Air Force
Commando. This one is quite the beauty.......Carmel's display
cases must be a sight to behold.
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with another gem of a resin kit that he has high praise
for. This is his 1/72 Aircast resin Soko J-21 Jastreb built
to a very high standard with added detailing and finished in the
attractive camo on the Republika Srpska Air force. Balkan
Models
offers a
variety of decals from this area of the world. Dragan did an
outstanding job on his Soko J-21 Jastreb.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4E Phantom II Part 2 decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for ten different 1/32 F-4E
Phantom II's from 388th TFW at Korat circa '68/'69.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 SM-79 Sparviero engine cowlings
from QuickBoost.
This detail set is
designed for
the Italeri kit.
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| Thursday, Feb
19 2015 |
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| Wednesday, Feb
18 2015 |
Gambia Independence Day
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Baran Çakmak
has done a stunning job on his 1/32 Revell Tornado ECR Tigermeet.
This is a Luftwaffe Tigermeet jet with Aires resin detail parts
in the cockpit and exhaust area. Baran chose an amazing set of
decals that gave him one of the very best looking Tigermeet jet of
all time. What a beautiful sight this Tornado is.....enjoy the
photos. |
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Larry Trout joins
us with his first article on ARC today. Larry has been busy
adding extra detail from Verlinden to his 1/48 Revell/Monogram Messerschmitt Bf-110 G-2.
Larry improved other areas on his 110 and then gave it a flawless
paint job with weathering for an aircraft on the Russian Front .
I'm pleased to see Larry's model on ARC and I hope to see more of his
work on ARC in the future. Enjoy the Mosquito Larry....I've
heard it is a very enjoyable build. Welcome to ARC Larry.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from
Zactomodels.
This missile set is the
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missile has been carried by a variety of
Russian jets including the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30. This resin set
includes 2 complete missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fw 190 A6 armament set & Pitot Tube from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
any 1/32 Fw 190 A6
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire PR.XIX resin cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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| Tuesday, Feb
17 2015 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
gets things started in a big way with his 1/32 Tamiya Tomcat.
Shawn built this Tomcat long ago and decided recently to redo it
in Jolly Rogers markings. His work is impeccable and the
finished hi-viz VF-84 Tomcat looks exceptionally nice. I love
the darkened panel lines and weathering he did.
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Stanislav Lelko
has done a stellar job weathering his 1/48 Academy TBM-3 Avenger "USS Bunker Hill".
Many of the markings were painted and the weathering is very
skillfully applied. This Avenger looks perfect from every
angle......I really enjoyed seeing it.
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Dragan Cvetic
has a very busy time building his 1/72 Airfix Vampire T.11 due
to fit issues. Dragan added some scratchbuilt detailing to the
cockpit and finish his Vampire as a jet that flew with Rhodesia long
ago. I like his choice of markings....very unique and Dragan's
Vampire turned out looking very good....thanks to his skillful
hands.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Kfir C2/C7 gun bays from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bristol Beaufighter Porcupine Exhaust II. from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane 4-Spoke Wheels from
Ultracast
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| Monday, Feb
16 2015 |
Lithuania National Day
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Eric Hargett
is here to WOW you with his stunning 1/48 Accurate Miniatures Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless.
This Dauntless was on the Yorktown 3 days before she sunk due to
action in the battle of Midway. Eric has added plenty of
detail to his Dauntless and the cockpit detailing looks
fantastic. Eric is a very skilled modeler and I always enjoy
seeing his latest work on the ARC homepage and in the ARC gallery
section.
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Busolini Massimo
has done a perfect job on his 1/48 Airfix RB-57E Camberra.
Busolini added a CMK resin cockpit and then gave his RB-57E a
flawless bare metal finish with weathering and USAF markings.
I loved to see this jet model on ARC.....excellent work Busolini.
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Orlando
Sucre Rosales dropped
by the ARC Corporate office in Venezuela with his 1/72
Airfix CAC Boomerang. Orlando
built this Aussie fighter out of the box with beautiful results.
This is a classic Airfix kit from the '60's, but Orlando turned it
into a very attractive model of this classic Aussie fighter. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 262 A Schwalbe Pilot Tubes from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Corrected Exhausts from
Royale
Resin.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit. |
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| Saturday, Feb
14 2015 |
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| Friday, Feb
13 2015 |
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Lucio P.
has been very careful to get the finish on his 1/48 Monogram Tomcat
looking very realistic. This is a classic Monogram kit from
long ago that builds into a great looking model in the skilled hands
of Lucio. Lucio chose the markings for a crew that was lost
during operations in 1980.....a fitting tribute to it's noble crew.
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Vladimír Žucha
is here with his 1/72 Revell Airbus A400M as it
appeared in the Paris airshow. Vladimír made custom decals
and then finished his Airbus A400M to a very high standard.
This one looks perfect in every photo.
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Harv is
here with his $40 Airbrush Booth Build. Harv used a rangehood
to make his spray booth and as you will see and read in his
article.....this is an excellent option. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bristol Beaufighter External Fuel Tank from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Schleicher ASK 13 model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 7 different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CAF CF-104 Starfighter Camoulflage Scheme decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
This decal
sheet includes markings for 7 different CAF CF-104 Starfighters in
variegated camoulflage scheme....and enough markings to build one of
the 7 jets featured on this decal sheet. This decal sheet is
also available in 1/48 and 1/32 scale.
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| Thursday, Feb
12 2015 |
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Mike Pattison
starts today with his beautifully detailed 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX.
The big Spitfire kit comes loaded with detail and Mike took full
advantage of this by keep the engine cowling off to show off his
Spits V-12 in all it's glory. For markings he chose one of the
most famous Spitfire pilots from the UK and a very popular pilots
among Canadians. Mike's Spitfire is a treat to see....enjoy
the photos
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Carmel J.Attard
is here with a little known commuter airliner from the
1950's. This is his 1/72 Airfix De Havilland DH 114 Heron wearing
the markings for Jersey Airlines out of the UK. Carmel has an
eye for getting the important details looking perfect and you'll
notice this in his photos.....his Heron is a treat to see.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Bf 110 flaps from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-38M Lightning Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Dragon kit
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| Wednesday, Feb
11 2015 |
Iran - Anniversary Revolution
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Paul
Fernandez gets things started today with the latest chopper in
the Philippines Navy. This is his 1/72 Revell Agusta
Westland AW109E. Paul modified the nose, engine cowling
and the tail skid and then added a other few details such as the
antennae, floats and winch. Paul then finished off his chopper
with custom markings and a stunning weathering job. It's good
to see a Philippine Navy chopper on ARC.
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Rodrigo Rendon
has done a first class job on his tiny 1/144 Revell F-14D.
Rodrigo used Jolly Rogers markings from Fightertown decals and
then gave his USN Tomcat that weathered look so unique to USN
jets. Rodrigo then got very busy creating a display base to
properly display his tiny gem. He explains how he built his
base and I must say I am quite impressed by the finished base and
model.
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Mike Muth
is here with a very special 1/48 Revell Stearman PT-17.
Mike built a Stearman model of the exact plane he flew and I'm
pleased to say he added a photo of himself in the full sized
aircraft. Mike got everything looking perfect on his biplane
including the rigging and then gave it a beautiful finish to
complete this great looking trainer.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-47 Thunderbolt Undercarriage Doors from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from
Zactomodels.
The Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile has been carried by a
variety of Russian jets including the MiG-21, MiG-29.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Attacker wheel bay set from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Static dischargers - type used on Sukhoi jets (14pcs) from
Master.
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| Tuesday, Feb
10 2015 |
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Mark L. Rossmann
always does a very special job bringing to light the exploits of
the Mustangs that fought in the PTO. Today he is here with his
15th FG / 45th FS Colors article which contains vintage war
time photos and stories about these Mustangs as well as two of his
flawless models of Mustangs that are featured in his historical
article. If you love aviation history...then Mark's articles
are a must read.
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Jaime Vinha
is here with a jewel today. This is his 1/72 Northrop F-20 Tigershark
in "what-if" markings for a Portuguese F-20 in full
operational colours. Jaime has a skilled eye for what looks
correct and his F-20 looks correct in every way. Seeing this
F-20 is a special treat to be sure.
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Kees Kuyper
is here to get the creative juices flowing today with his
Focke Wulf 190 Z (Zwilling) nightfighter. Kees has chosen
a very eye catching camo scheme to finish his twin Fw-190.
Very cool indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-101A/C Voodoo Speed Brakes from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
U.S. Mk. VIII Gunsights from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Cockpit Details Jet Era decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
This decal
sheet gives you over 250 gauges and switch panels as found in mid-70’s
and onwards jets. This
sheet is also available in 1/48 and 1/72. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Bf109E Exhausts from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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| Monday, Feb
9 2015 |
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Lucio P.
starts today with his stunning 1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk 22.
Lucio scratchbuilt the exhaust, cockpit and cannons and then
built the rest of his Spit out of the box. His attention to
detail is first rate and his painting and weathering is
fantastic. This is amazingly well done...I love it.
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Sertac
Bayar joins us from Turkey with his very big and extremely
impressive 1/32 Revell F-4E. Sertac built this kit long
ago and recently rebuilt it in the 111.Sq Panterler, 50,000
Hours Scheme complete with plenty of mods and detailing. His
finished Phantom features a sharks mouth and weapons load and
special tail art and so much more. Sertac is a regular on the
ARC homepage and each of his models is a treat to see.
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Ronald Beelen
got everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Eduard Yak-3.
Ronald's models are always finished to a very high standard and
this WW2 Soviet fighter is no exception. The cockpit is loaded
with detail and there is even exhaust stains on the fuselage to
complete things. I know you will enjoy seeing each photo of
his beautiful Yak-3....I know I sure did.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8 Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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| Sunday, Feb
8 2015 |
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| Saturday, Feb
7 2015 |
Grenada Independence Day
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| Friday, Feb
6 2015 |
New Zealand Waitangi Day
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Busolini Massimo
starts today in style with his beautifully weathered 1/48 AZ Models Saab J-29E/F
Tunnan. Busolini found this kit to be a bit on the
challenging side due to fit issues, but he persisted to end up with
a beautiful model of this Swedish jet. I love the painting and
weathering he did on this model. |
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Peter Doll
is a master of bare metal foil finishes and today he is here
with his eye popping 1/72 Academy Boeing KC-97L Jet Boosted Tanker.
Peter used simple kitchen foil to get his outstanding
results. It is quite the pleasure to see every photo of this
rocket boosted tanker. Amazing work and fantastic photos as
always Peter. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his eye catching 1/48 HobbyBoss F-18B Hornet 62.
Shawn finished his Hornet on the adversary markings for VFC-12
using Twobobs decals. This joins Shawn's other 4 Hornets that
are painted up in adversary paint schemes. I like the looks of
this one very much.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Marauder Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell/Monogram kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 P-39 Q/N Airacobra wheel bays from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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| Thursday, Feb
5 2015 |
San Marino - Santa Agata Day
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his very impressive 1/72 Italeri Jaguar GR.1.
Dragan added scratchbuilt details to the cockpit and then
finished his RAF Jaguar in desert camo complete with noseart and a
drop tank and missiles. I love the realism of this desert
Jaguar. |
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Vladimír Žucha
has done a flawless job on his 1/48 Eduard weekend
edition Yakovlev Yak-3.
Vladimír built his Russian fighter out of the box and then
finished it with a beautifully done weathering job. I know you
will enjoy the photos of this one. Vladimír is a very skilled
modeller. |
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Harv joins
us from Canada with his great looking 1/72 Hasegawa CT-133 T-Bird.
This T-Bird is wearing Canadian markings from a Leading Edge
decal sheet. Harv is a long time member here on ARC and I love
seeing his latest model on the ARC homepage.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
TBM-1 Avenger Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mi-8 Balkan Veterans decal sheet from
Balkan
Models.
This new
decal sheet includes markings for 8 different 1/72 Mi8 and Mi-17
helicopters that served in the Balkans.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
T-2C/E Buckeye resin cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell / Matchbox kit.
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| Wednesday, Feb
4 2015 |
Sri Lanka Independence Day
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Venezuela with his 1/72 Airfix CAC Boomerang.
Orlando built this Aussie fighter out of the box with beautiful
results. This is a classic Airfix kit from the '60's, but
Orlando turned it into a very attractive model of this classic
Aussie fighter. I would like
to wish Orlando a belated Happy Birthday!!! |
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Ronald Beelen
is here with one of China's top jet interceptors. This is his
1/48 Trumpeter Shenyang J-8II with a weapons load and drop
tanks. I love the work Ronald does and this Shenyang J-8II
looks excellent.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4U-4B Corsair Engine from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27R - AA-10 Alamo-A missile from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB early type cannons with uncovered barrels from
Master.
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| Tuesday, Feb
3 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Mike Pattison
starts today with his big stunning bare metal 1/32 Trumpeter BAC Lightning.
Mike "went to town" doing this big beauty in bare
metal foil.....endless hours of bare metal foil.....and judging by
his photos of the finished model.....his "Foil Toil" was
well worth the effort.....this one is STUNNING. I love his
choice of red and the bright red checkered markings.
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Mark McClellan
has taken his 1/48 Revell-Monogram B-29 “Doctors'
Orders" to a whole new level. This older kit has much
promise in the hands of a skilled modellers such as Mark and he
proved that with his improvements. He added plenty of exterior
detail and then figured out very smart ways to show off all that
interior detail. It's good to see this classic kit being given
so much love and attention. |
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Serge Dompierre
is here with one of his display case beauties. This is his
1/48 Special Hobby Gloster E.28/39 which does build into a great
looking model in the hands of a skilled modeller such as
Serge. This is a very cool looking British jet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-17G Flying Fortress Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell/Monogram kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Bf109F-K Exhausts from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Su-27/27UB cockpit set from
Neomega.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM/Airfix kits
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| Monday, Feb
2 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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| Saturday, Jan
31 2015 |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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| Friday, Jan
30 2015 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines 
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Mike Pattison
starts today with his fully loaded 1/32 Trumpeter Harrier GR7.
Mike gave his Harrier a full weapons load for a jet that served
in Afghanistan and is adorned with page 3 girls on both sides of the
cockpit. Mike's weathering job has to be seen in his
photos....it is stunning. His Page 3 girl decals came from
Zotz Decals.
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Greg Kerry
has dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in China with his very
dynamic diorama which features his 1/72 Revell P-51B Mustang attacking
a German tank. Greg has a flair for doing these action packed
dioramas and I quite enjoyed seeing this one. |
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Glen ''Ogro'' Thomas Peach
joins us with a classic British Airliner that had a tragic start to
it's career. This is Mike's very attractive
1/144 Airfix de Havilland Comet 4B
in the markings for the British airline Dan Air and you will find
some interesting history about the comet and Dan Air in Glen's
article and well as photos of his great looking late version Comet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F4U-5 Corsair Engine from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Schleicher ASH 25 model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model
kit includes markings for 4 different aircraft from Switzerland,
Deutschland, United Kingdom and Switzerland.
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| Thursday,
Jan 29 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done an excellent job refinishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18B Hornet # 60 and a half.
Shawn used Leading Edge decals to refinish this beauty in the
markings for a USN F-18B at the USN Test Pilots School. It's a
very attractive scheme and I can see why Shawn chose it..
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Rod Bettencourt
is here with his super detailed 1/48 Hasegawa Typhoon Mk. IB.
Rod used Barracuda’s cockpit, intake and exhaust resin sets as
well as CMK control surface set, Master Reality cannons and finished
it all off with Aeromaster decals for a Canadian Tiffy. Rod's
work on this Typhoon is exceptional.
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Nat Krairojananan
is here from Thailand with another of his beautiful
F-16's. This is Nat's 1/72 Hasegawa F-16CG Block 40. Nat
added a huge amount of aftermarket sets to this very unique Viper
including such unique features as special leaflet bombs. I
enjoyed reading about this F-16 and the photos were a pleasure to
see. Beautiful work Nat.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B Full Panel & Placard decals from
airscale.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-61 Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Dragon kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
& 1/32 Typhoon D-Day 70th Anniversary decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 EE Canberra PR.9 cockpit for pilot and navigator
cockpit set from Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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| Wednesday,
Jan
28 2015 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Dragan Cvetic
has done some serious work upgrading the old 1/72 KP MiG-21 UM.
Dragan rescribed the panel lines and added rivets and then used
a resin cockpit, wheels and wheel wells from Pavla and
followed all this up with some additional scratchbuilt
details. The Yugoslav markings are from Lift Here decals and a
flawless paint job with the perfect amount of weathering. |
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Harv joins
us with his super detailed 1/48 Hasegawa CH-124 Sea King in
Canadian markings. Harv was busy scratchbuilding the interior
and modifying his Sea King for a friend and ended up with quite the
stunning model. Beautiful work Harv.
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Mark McClellan
is here with something very special. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa
A-37 Dragonfly as part of a 3D photo display complete with a
ruptured plastic sheet showing how the wing of his model has
exploded from the photo. This is a very eye catching twist on
an already unique idea. I loved seeing this Dragonfly.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16 early wheels and wheel chocks from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bristol Beaufighter Porcupine Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-73 - AA-11 Archer missile from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Static dischargers - type used on MiG jets (14pcs) from Master.
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| Tuesday,
Jan
27 2015 |
Russia
- End
of Leningrad blockade (1944) 
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Ronald Beelen
gets things started in style today with his 1/48 Academy Sukhoi
27
in a special paint scheme. Ronald gave his Su-27 a paint
scheme that is worn by the Su-35 and I have to say this paint scheme
looks excellent on his Su-27.
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Paul Coppin
joins us with his very well done 1/48 Tamiya Fw 190-A4
diorama. This is Walter Nowotnys White Ten of 1.JG54 on the
Eastern Front in early Spring 1942 in all it's winter time glory
with snow on the ground. Paul chose an attractive camo scheme
and in his article he explains how to make very realistic looking
snow with not much effort.
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Baeck Seung Jin
joins us from Korea with his beautiful looking 1/32 Academy F/A-18D Hornet.
This model was masked and painted to represent the Tiger Striped
Hornet with VMFA (AW) -224 "Bengals" . I love this
Hornet with it's Tiger stripes. WOW WOW WOW!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109G Interior Gun Cover from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane Wheel Well from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5/ 5a Interior set from
CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Murli Rajan
gets this big and excited Indian Republic Day update started
with his 1/144 Minicraft Caravelle. Murli created all
the markings himself with paint masking and custom decals.
This Indian Airlines jet liner looks fantastic posed on it's stand
as an in-flight model.
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Vinayak Dutt Shukla
has done a first class out of the box built on his 1/72 Italeri IAF Jaguar IS.
Vinayak has included a
wonderful selection of very artistic photos of his Jaguar at sunset
and posed at his 1/72 airbase. I really enjoyed seeing the
photos of his Jaguar. |
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Ratish
Nair has done a stellar job building his 1/72
Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-30MK. He started with the Su-27
kit and then modified it to make his killer looks Su-30MK complete
with photo etch to add further detail. I love the paint scheme
Ratish chose for this Indian Su-30. |
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Paresh Nair
has done an amazing job on his 1/48 Academy MiG 21 Bis.
This Indian MiG-21 is sporting a very eye catching camo scheme
which look fantastic from every angle. Beautiful work Paresh. |
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Alexander Fernandes
has done an exceptional job painting and weathering his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21 bis.
Alexander used automotive paints and oil to paint and weather
his Indian MiG. Then he created a diorama base with
scratchbuilt airfield equipment to better display his stunning
MiG-21.
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Leonard Prakasam
is a long time regular here on ARC and I'm pleased to see his
taking part in this special update. This is his eye catching
1/48 Academy MiG-21 FL (Fishbed-D) Type 77 in an aggressive
looking striped camo scheme with a subtle weathering job to add more
realism. Excellent work Leonard.
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Ratish Nair
has done a first class job on his tiny 1/72 Aeroclub Folland Gnat F. Mk. 1.
Ratish rewroked some of the details and good the model flawless
before giving it a perfect bare
metal finish. It's good to see his Gnat on ARC on this special
day. |
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Amrith M Punja
his got everything looking perfect on his 1/144
Trumpeter Ilyushin IL-76. Amrith used aftermarket and
custom made decals to finish his Indian cargo plane in all the glory
of the full sized aircraft. The Ilyushin IL-76 looks good in
Indian markings.....good job Amrith.
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Aamod Potdar
is here with a very colourful
1/72
Academy MiG 23 MF. Aamod
chose a brightly coloured target tub scheme that served with the
Indian Air Force and then used a combination of aftermarket and
custom made decals to finish his MiG 23.
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Ratish Nair
is here today to honour India with another of his 1/72 Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-30MK.
Ratish added photo etch to improve the detail of his very
attractive Indian Su-30MK. He then added a diorama base and
crew ladders and even 2 figures to complete the sceme. It is a
treat to see his Su-30 on ARC on this special day. |
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Alexander Fernandes
has reworked the details on his 1/72 Zvezda Kamov 28 to
make his Indian Navy Ka 28. This included adding rivets to his
model and even thinning the rotor blades for added realism with
excellent results.
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Ratish Nair
finishes this update in style with his 1/72 Condor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RU.
This is the recce version used by India in all it's glory.
I'm pleased at how well this MiG-25 looks. |
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| Saturday, Jan
24 2015 |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Brunei National Day 
Guyana National Day 
Singapore - Fall of Singapore (1942) 
Serbia National Day (Dan Drzavnosti Srbije) 
Rwanda Heros Day 
India
Republic Day 
Australia Day 